Novel multimode coupler switch

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Zhao, Peizhen ^a   Chrostowski, Jacek ^a   Bock, Wojtek J ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effective waveguide width; Multimode interference coupler; Refractive index; Switch

Indexed keywords

WAVEGUIDE SWITCHES;

CONTROL EQUIPMENT; MICROWAVES; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SWITCHING; SWITCHING SYSTEMS; WAVEGUIDES;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 0031647826     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(199801)17:1<1::AID-MOP1>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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